As has become customary this time of year, I get to go on trips to far off places with little time for railfanning. However, I always manage to find some odd tidbits anyway, this time in a very unusual place; The National Zoo in Washington D.C. 0n May 26th.The tidbit in question is one of 22 "Station Eagles" on the outside of Pennsylvania Station in New York City. You can see the additional details on the sign below.
This particular "find" was totally unexpected to say the least. I don't know what possessed me to look at the sign but I'm glad I did. Once I discovered what it was I had to give it a bit more examination. You definitely would not find such craftsmanship like that on a modern building. The stone is in very good condition given its age and the fact that it has probably been outside in the weather most of its life. The "Standard Railroad of the World" was likely feeling as if it would last forever if it had the financial power to post 22 of these around one important station.Although it was appropriately placed outside the bird building, odds are good that I might have missed it had the kids not been nearby. Divine intervention perhaps? (It was the Catholic Forensic League's national tournament after all that brought us here.) Still, upon examination of the photo, I cannot help but think that it was the inspiration for a Jim Henson muppet character.
BC
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